Ep. 7 Saving the President - The Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan

Backroads of History by Jeff Chesnut

Sep 29, 201746:04Education

Jeff and Dawn discuss the medical efforts to save the life of Pres. Ronald Reagan after his attempted assassination by John Hinckley, Jr., and how perilously close he was to death.

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